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Fred MacMurray
Age: 83 (passed away Nov. 5th, 1991)
Height: 6' 2 1/2"
Birth Place: Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Born: Aug. 30th, 1908
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Fred MacMurray's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
IMDB
BIOGRAPHY: Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935.
TRIVIA:
- He and wife 'June Haver' (qv) were once offered a husband-and-wife sitcom but Fred refused, afraid of putting his marriage in jeopardy by the pressures.
- Initially turned down his most famous movie role in _Double Indemnity (1944)_ (qv) because he didn't think his fans would want to see him playing a darker character.
- Portrayed George Harvey, star reporter for the Hillsdale Morning Star, on NBC Radio's "Bright Star" (1952-1953).
- One of his first jobs in Los Angeles was playing in a pit orchestra for an L.A. theater.
- Adopted twin daughters, Kathryn and Laurie (b. 1956), with Haver.
- When offered the job as the dad on _"My Three Sons" (1960)_ (qv), he was given a dream contract in which he only had to work 65 days a year on the series. The supporting cast, as a result, often had to shoot their scenes opposite a prop person off camera instead of Fred. The popular series ran 12 seasons.
- His daughter Susan was born in 1942. His son Robert was born in 1945.
- Best remembered by the public for starring as father figures in Walt Disney movies.
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